The first thousand one hundred and forty-one chapters
Young Master Liu looked at Cheng Kai's suspicious expression and stood up righteously.
"Please don't sound doubtful. I have been thinking about how to restrain the cavalry these days, and now I finally have a clue!"
"Commander! Isn't this nothing?"
"Heartless cannon!"
"Yes, can this heartless cannon really restrain the enemy's cavalry?"
"Of course. The barrel is easy to cast. If it's worn out, just replace it with a new one. The shells are replaced with explosive packs. Although the range is a little closer, the power is doubled. The most important thing is to save money!"
"There is no need to pile up discarded swords and armor in the warehouse. Take them out and recycle them into the barrels of heartless cannons."
"I'm telling you, you don't understand either. You'll understand when I figure it out!"
"Cheng Kai!"
"The end is here!"
"You go about your business first. You have been on duty for most of the day and you have been out of sight for a long time. You know what I want to do. Tell the Longwu Guards on the city wall that it is just as usual. Don't do it.
Someone noticed some trouble."
"Okay, the general will go to supervise the army first. If the commander needs anything, don't be polite to the general!"
"I know, don't worry!"
After Cheng Kai left, Liu Mingzhi stopped at the attic of the city tower and quietly watched every move at the city gate.
Many caravans did not seem to notice anything strange at the city gate, and still left the city in an orderly manner under the inspection of the guards.
Liu Mingzhi is quite satisfied with this point. As long as there are no crowds at the city gate, the city gate can be closed immediately if something big happens.
"Du Yu, a humble official, meets your lord!"
Liu Mingzhi chuckled and looked back at Du Yu, who had climbed onto the tower at some unknown time: "No courtesy!"
"Sir, you clearly ordered the city to be closed, so why did you let the caravan leave the city again? What if those people are caught in it?"
"The city gates are all sealed. Doesn't it clearly tell those people that it is not appropriate to leave the city now and they must hide in the city?"
"In that case, why do you still want to seal the city? What's the difference between sealing the city and then unblocking it?"
"The difference is huge! Do you know what it means to alert the snake in the grass?"
Du Yuwei thought for a moment, then looked at Mr. Liu with a clear understanding: "I understand, you are deliberately allowing those who secretly traffic in prohibited weapons."
"Shhh"
"See it through, don't tell it through, just keep an eye on the bottom with me carefully. As long as these guys haven't left the city, they will definitely follow the crowd! The longer they stay in the city, the less confident they will be!"
"I understand the humble position!"
Liu Mingzhi stood with his hands behind his back and carefully observed each caravan preparing to leave the city: "Is there any disobedience to orders from Sima Huang Shuo? Has the governor's order been spread?"
"The general doesn't know. Mr. Huang said he would make arrangements. The general was in a hurry to seal the city and didn't interfere too much with Mr. Huang's affairs!"
"Then give it a try. If you can be of great use, use it. If you are no longer able to use it, just retire and return to your hometown. Any official who dares to disobey me will never be allowed to stay in Yingzhou to oppose me!"
"I understand, Sir, when are you going to visit Fuzhou?"
"After handling the matter in Yingzhou, if you don't show up all the time, the governors of these two provinces will be too unreliable. Once you serve as an official, Anmin will follow me as soon as possible!"
"yes!"
Liu Mingzhi ran quickly towards the bottom of the city wall.
Sun Mingfeng was leading a group of soldiers to search the goods of a caravan, and Liu Mingzhi slowed down and walked up.
Although Du Yu didn't understand what was going on, he still subconsciously held his hand on the handle of the horizontal knife and carefully guarded Liu Dashao's side.
Sun Mingfeng handed the ultimatum from the Ministry of Revenue to a fat middle-aged man: "Go over there. Next time you dare to forget to bring the caravan's flag, I will give you a good memory!"
"Yes, yes, the common people will definitely bring it with them next time. I will definitely bring it with them. Thank you General for your magnanimity. A small piece of silver is not a sign of respect. Let's take it to tea!"
Sun Mingfeng took the money in his hand and put it away: "I hope you can do things well and run your business well. Don't traffic in some businesses that are prohibited by the imperial court, otherwise it will be a serious crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan!"
"Yes, yes, thank you for your teachings, general, and the common people will retire!"
"Well! Go over there!"
"etc!"
Sun Mingfeng was stunned and hurriedly saluted: "Sun Mingfeng, see you, sir!"
"No gift!"
"Thank you, sir!"
"Common people see you, sir!"
The middle-aged man looked at Young Master Liu tremblingly and saluted hurriedly!
Du Yu touched his old buddy Sun Mingfeng with his arm: "I have been with you for so long, don't you know that caravans that do not use the trade name issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development will be strictly investigated? We will see how you deal with it later!"
Sun Mingfeng looked at Du Yu in embarrassment: "Boss, I checked carefully and all the goods were unloaded. There is nothing prohibited at all!"
Liu Mingzhi chuckled and looked at the fat middleman: "You don't have to be polite, why don't you use the flag of the caravan?"
"Reporting to your lord, Cao Min originally brought the flag, but lost it on the way. Before he had time to report to the Yamen under the Ministry of Household Affairs, after the goods were sold, Cao Min immediately went to apply for the flag!"
"So that's it. Be careful in the future. Businesses that cannot reveal their identity are easily subject to interrogation!"
"The common people will do it when they get back, do it when they get back!"
"Have you brought the customs clearance document issued by the Ministry of Household Affairs?"
"I've brought it, I've brought the document!"
The fat middle-aged man hurriedly took out an ultimatum from his sleeve and handed it to Young Master Liu.
Liu Mingzhi glanced at the goods of the ten bullock carts, opened the document and looked at it carefully. Liu Mingzhi carefully checked that there was nothing unusual about the document, and raised his eyes to glance at the fat middle-aged man.
"Yizhou Meng family business name Meng Hecai!"
"Exactly, the common people are Meng Hecai!"
"What kind of goods are sold?"
"Silk, tea, utensils!"
Liu Mingzhi returned the document to Meng Hecai, then turned to look at Sun Mingfeng: "Mingfeng, have you checked everything carefully?"
"Replying to your lord, I have inspected the silk pieces one by one. The utensils and tea leaves have also been carefully inspected. There is no prohibited item at all!"
Liu Mingzhi chuckled and returned the document to Meng Hecai: "Can I check your goods again?"
"Okay, okay, you can check it as many times as you want!"
"Thank you, Boss Meng, for your understanding. I am also responsible for this. Du Yu, Ming Feng, let the brothers unload the truck!"
"yes!"
"Brothers, unload all the goods!"
"Got the order!"
More than twenty personal guards guarding the city gate moved all ten carts of goods down, and the caravan guards all surrounded the shopkeeper Meng Hecai fearfully.
Although he was scared, he was not too embarrassed, and he still knew how to protect his boss!
"Sir, all the goods have been unloaded!"
Liu Mingzhi nodded lightly, walked towards the goods, picked up a piece of fine silk and started looking through it.
After half a stick of incense, Liu Mingzhi inspected the batches of silk one by one and found that there was indeed nothing mixed with them.
Tea leaves and utensils were all opened in packages and piles by the soldiers and placed neatly on the ground. Liu Mingzhi touched and knocked and found nothing wrong. They were indeed very ordinary goods.
Liu Mingzhi put a piece of tea leaf in his mouth and chewed it. It was Longjing tea of ordinary quality!
Liu Mingzhi straightened up and glanced at all the goods again. He found nothing wrong at all, and then he let down his guard.
Maybe I really think too much.
"Du Yu, ask the brothers to restore Boss Meng to his original condition and load the car out of the city!"
"Got the order!"
After spending half a stick of incense again, the bundled silk tea utensils were loaded onto the carriage by the soldiers.
Liu Mingzhi leaned on the city wall and looked at the caravan behind him again, frowning slightly. Could it be that the Eight Oxen Crossbow and the molds had been transported out long ago?
"Sir, can the common people leave the city?"
Liu Mingzhi came back to his senses and looked at Meng Hecai with a slight smile on his forehead, who was obviously frightened.
Liu Mingzhi raised his hand and patted Meng Hecai on the shoulder: "You can leave the city now. It's your duty to investigate strictly. If you are frightened, wipe your sweat!"
Meng Hecai wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve: "It's okay, it's okay. The grassroots have never experienced this kind of battle. They are afraid that something should not be found in the goods. Now the grassroots are completely relieved. The grassroots have resigned."
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"Okay, business is booming!"
"Thank you, sir. I'll take my leave!"
"Brothers, we are leaving the city!"
Liu Mingzhi sighed regretfully, walked up to Sun Mingfeng and patted his shoulder: "Do a good job, I will go up to the tower first!"
"Yes, I have received my order from my humble position!"
Du Yu looked at Sun Mingfeng happily: "It seems that you have really investigated carefully and done a good job! I will accompany you to the city wall!"
Liu Mingzhi slowly climbed towards the tower. Mu Ran Liu Mingzhi stopped, raised his right hand and looked at it.
"What's wrong, sir?"
Liu Mingzhi frowned and raised his right hand to pat his shoulder. His eyes were a little confused. He patted Du Yu's shoulder again and pondered for a moment, then his expression suddenly changed.